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Ecological Geography of the Sea.

The 'tour-de-force' of ocean studies revised and updated by the winner of the 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Longhurst, Alan R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington : Elsevier, 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Toward an Ecological Geography of the Sea; Chapter 2 Biogeographic Partition of the Ocean; Chapter 3 Fronts and Pycnoclines: Ecological Discontinuities; Chapter 4 Physical Control of Ecological Processes; Chapter 5 Nutrient Limitation: The Example of Iron; Chapter 6 Biomes: The Primary Partition; Chapter 7 Provinces: The Secondary Compartments; Chapter 8 Longer Term Responses: From Seasons to Centuries; Chapter 9 The Atlantic Ocean; Chapter 10 The Indian Ocean.
  • Chapter 11 The Pacific OceanChapter 12 The Southern Ocean; References; Index; Color Plates.